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PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS. PHLOX-LIKE 
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Class and Order. 
PENTANDRIA Monoeynia. 
Generic Character. 
Cor. infundibuliformis. Stamina squamis basin corolle 
claudentibus inserta. Stigma 5-fidum. Sem. 1, oblongum, 
-tunicatum. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
PiumBaco capensis ; fruticosa, foliis obovatis obtusis supra 
glabris subtus scabris, calycibus infra medium eglandulosis. 
Piumsaco capensis ; foliis petiolatis oblongis integris sub- 
oy) peas caule erecto. Thunb. Prodr. 33. Fl. capensis. 
v. 2. p. 13. 
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Desc. Stem shrubby, erect, flexuose. Leaves obovate, 
obtuse, narrowed at the base and decurrent down the foot- 
stalk, pale underneath. Two moon-shaped stipules at the 
base of the petiole ; and several smaller leaves from the axils. 
Inflorescence a terminal spike of several flowers, of a pale 
blue colour. Bractes 3, at the base of each flower, of which 
the middle one is longer than the lateral. Calyx sessile, 
oblong, 5-angled, the upper half covered with viscid glandular 
hairs, lower half naked. Corolla large: tube an inch long : 
limb spreading : laciniz obovate, quite entire, pale blue with 
a deeper coloured stripe in the middle. Stamens the length 
of the tube : filaments thread-like: anthers incumbent, blue. 
Style shorter than the tube. 
A handsome little greenhouse shrub. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Found by Tuunzere near Kabeljaus Rivier, 
Where it flowers in November and December. Communicated 
by Messrs, Coryixie and Son, in August 1819, 
